spurt
spurt Lexical Profile
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• noun
A sudden, brief burst of increased activity, speed, energy, or growth.
"Teenagers often experience a rapid growth spurt during puberty."
A sudden, forceful gush or jet of liquid.
"A sudden spurt of water from the broken pipe soaked the kitchen floor."
• verb
To gush out in a sudden, forceful stream, or to cause a liquid to shoot out in this way.
"Juice spurted from the ripe grapefruit as soon as she cut into it."
To move or increase with a sudden, short burst of speed or effort.
"The runner spurted ahead in the final hundred meters to win the race."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Originating in the late 16th century, "spurt" merges two distinct Middle English roots: "spirten" (meaning to sprout or spring forth, from Old English "spyrtan") and a variant of "spirt" or "squirt" (denoting a sudden jet of liquid).